Microsoft Sentinel Alert Rules API

The Alert Rules API from Microsoft Sentinel — 2 operation(s) for alert rules.

Business capability
Threat Detection & Response Management BC-620.30

Operations 4

GET /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/{workspaceName}/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/alertRules Alert rules list #
GET /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/{workspaceName}/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/alertRules/{ruleId} Alert rules get #
PUT /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/{workspaceName}/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/alertRules/{ruleId} Alert rules create or update #
DELETE /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/{workspaceName}/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/alertRules/{ruleId} Alert rules delete #

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OpenAPI Specification

microsoft-sentinel-alert-rules-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Sentinel Alert Rules API
  version: '2025-09-01'
  x-typespec-generated:
  - emitter: '@azure-tools/typespec-autorest'
  description: 'Operations tagged Alert Rules across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: microsoft-sentinel-securityinsights-2025-09-01.json, microsoft-sentinel-securityinsights-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://management.azure.com
security:
- azure_auth:
  - user_impersonation
tags:
- name: Alert Rules
paths:
  ? /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/{workspaceName}/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/alertRules
  : get:
      operationId: AlertRules_List
      tags:
      - Alert Rules
      description: Gets all alert rules.
      parameters:
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/SubscriptionIdParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ResourceGroupNameParameter
      - name: workspaceName
        in: path
        description: The name of the monitor workspace.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 90
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]+[A-Za-z0-9]$
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Azure operation completed successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlertRulesList'
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudError'
      x-ms-examples:
        Get all alert rules.:
          $ref: ./examples/alertRules/GetAllAlertRules.json
      x-ms-pageable:
        nextLinkName: nextLink
      summary: Alert rules list
      x-summary-source: derived
    servers:
    - url: https://management.azure.com
  ? /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/{workspaceName}/providers/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/alertRules/{ruleId}
  : get:
      operationId: AlertRules_Get
      tags:
      - Alert Rules
      description: Gets the alert rule.
      parameters:
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/SubscriptionIdParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ResourceGroupNameParameter
      - name: workspaceName
        in: path
        description: The name of the monitor workspace.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 90
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]+[A-Za-z0-9]$
      - name: ruleId
        in: path
        description: Alert rule ID
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Azure operation completed successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlertRule'
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudError'
      x-ms-examples:
        Get a Fusion alert rule.:
          $ref: ./examples/alertRules/GetFusionAlertRule.json
        Get a MicrosoftSecurityIncidentCreation rule.:
          $ref: ./examples/alertRules/GetMicrosoftSecurityIncidentCreationAlertRule.json
        Get a Scheduled alert rule.:
          $ref: ./examples/alertRules/GetScheduledAlertRule.json
      summary: Alert rules get
      x-summary-source: derived
    put:
      operationId: AlertRules_CreateOrUpdate
      tags:
      - Alert Rules
      description: Creates or updates the alert rule.
      parameters:
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/SubscriptionIdParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ResourceGroupNameParameter
      - name: workspaceName
        in: path
        description: The name of the monitor workspace.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 90
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]+[A-Za-z0-9]$
      - name: ruleId
        in: path
        description: Alert rule ID
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Resource 'AlertRule' update operation succeeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlertRule'
        '201':
          description: Resource 'AlertRule' create operation succeeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlertRule'
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudError'
      x-ms-examples:
        Creates or updates a Fusion alert rule.:
          $ref: ./examples/alertRules/CreateFusionAlertRule.json
        Creates or updates a MicrosoftSecurityIncidentCreation rule.:
          $ref: ./examples/alertRules/CreateMicrosoftSecurityIncidentCreationAlertRule.json
        Creates or updates a Scheduled alert rule.:
          $ref: ./examples/alertRules/CreateScheduledAlertRule.json
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlertRule'
        description: The alert rule
        required: true
      summary: Alert rules create or update
      x-summary-source: derived
    delete:
      operationId: AlertRules_Delete
      tags:
      - Alert Rules
      description: Delete the alert rule.
      parameters:
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/SubscriptionIdParameter
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/parameters/ResourceGroupNameParameter
      - name: workspaceName
        in: path
        description: The name of the monitor workspace.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 90
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]+[A-Za-z0-9]$
      - name: ruleId
        in: path
        description: Alert rule ID
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Resource deleted successfully.
        '204':
          description: Resource does not exist.
        default:
          description: An unexpected error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudError'
      x-ms-examples:
        Delete an alert rule.:
          $ref: ./examples/alertRules/DeleteAlertRule.json
      summary: Alert rules delete
      x-summary-source: derived
    servers:
    - url: https://management.azure.com
components:
  schemas:
    AlertRulesList:
      type: object
      description: List all the alert rules.
      properties:
        value:
          type: array
          description: The AlertRule items on this page
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlertRule'
        nextLink:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The link to the next page of items
          readOnly: true
      required:
      - value
    AlertRuleKind:
      type: string
      description: The kind of the alert rule
      enum:
      - Scheduled
      - MicrosoftSecurityIncidentCreation
      - Fusion
      x-ms-enum:
        name: AlertRuleKind
        modelAsString: true
        values:
        - name: Scheduled
          value: Scheduled
          description: Scheduled
        - name: MicrosoftSecurityIncidentCreation
          value: MicrosoftSecurityIncidentCreation
          description: MicrosoftSecurityIncidentCreation
        - name: Fusion
          value: Fusion
          description: Fusion
    CloudErrorBody:
      type: object
      description: Error details.
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: An identifier for the error. Codes are invariant and are intended to be consumed programmatically.
          readOnly: true
        message:
          type: string
          description: A message describing the error, intended to be suitable for display in a user interface.
          readOnly: true
    AlertRule:
      type: object
      description: Alert rule.
      properties:
        kind:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlertRuleKind'
          description: Metadata used by portal/tooling/etc to render different UX experiences for resources of the same type; e.g. ApiApps are a kind of Microsoft.Web/sites type.  If supported, the resource provider must validate and persist this value.
        etag:
          type: string
          description: Etag of the azure resource
      discriminator:
        propertyName: kind
      required:
      - kind
      allOf:
      - $ref: ../../../../../../common-types/resource-management/v5/types.json#/definitions/ProxyResource
    CloudError:
      type: object
      description: Error response structure.
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudErrorBody'
          description: Error data
  securitySchemes:
    azure_auth:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        implicit:
          scopes:
            user_impersonation: impersonate your user account
          authorizationUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize
      description: Azure Active Directory OAuth2 Flow.
x-refined-from:
- microsoft-sentinel-securityinsights-2025-09-01.json
- microsoft-sentinel-securityinsights-openapi.yml